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Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Acquainted Advantage America Cultures Enough Get Great Great Opportunity Look Only Opportunity Place Really Rest Sense Take Take Advantage Us Well World You

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I don't read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Anything Basically Ear Go Music Produce Read

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I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Always Artist Clock Going Master Master Plan Nobody Plan Punching Said Survive To Survive Will Work World

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I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's look at who Billie was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Ability Audience Beautiful Billie Holiday Cool Could Diva Emotion Feeling Gesture Hand Her Holiday Like Look Move Person Say She Sing Singer Slightest Sound Who You

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I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen.

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Topics: Artist Happen Knew Know Me New New Artist Nobody Rules Would

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I started performing at two or three on a tape recorder, one of those little flat recorders where you just push play and record.

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Topics: Flat Just Little Performing Play Push Record Recorder Started Tape Tape Recorder Those Three Two Where You

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I'm a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them out.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Dedicate Enough Figure Gone Life Many Out Them Through Trying Who Whole Woman

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Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Being Being Honest Honest Job Me Music

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I've had two children. I've had three boyfriends. I've had a lot of things happen that can change your opinions and values and philosophies.

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Topics: Boyfriend Change Children Had Happen Lot Opinions Philosophies Things Things Happen Three Two Values Your

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I can be Erykah the human being more than the celebrity.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Being Celebrity Human Human Being More Than I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 26th, 1971

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